The BEST episodes of Sanford and Son season 5
Every episode of Sanford and Son season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Sanford and Son season 5!
The misadventures of a cantankerous old man and his son, partners in the family junk business in Los Angeles' Watts neighborhood.
#1 - My Fair Esther
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/14/1975
With a $1,000 prize on the line, Fred tries to groom Esther to win a beauty contest.
#2 - Donna Pops the Question
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/1975
With another marriage proposal in hand, Donna gives Fred an ultimatum.
#3 - The TV Addict
Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/30/1976
A hypnotherapist tries to cure Fred of his addiction to television.
#4 - Fred Sanford Has a Baby
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/23/1976
When Lamont goes out of town, Fred rents his room to a pregnant woman who goes into labor.
#5 - The Director
Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/27/1976
Fred becomes the director of a community theater production starring boxer George Foreman.
#6 - Greatest Show in Watts
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/16/1976
To legally keep the elephant left with him by a tenant, Fred must stage a circus in the junkyard.
#7 - The Oddfather
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/2/1976
After witnessing a murder attempt, Fred is a target for assassins as he recuperates in a hospital bed.
#8 - Can You Chop This?
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/9/1976
Fred steals Lamont's savings to become a seller of a kitchen tool called the Whopper Chopper.
#9 - The Olympics
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/5/1975
Fred competes in the Senior Olympics to defeat a rival suitor for Donna's affections.
#10 - Camping Trip
Season 5 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/19/1976
Fred and Lamont go camping and reminisce, leading to several flashback scenes.
#11 - Sanford and Rising Son
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/21/1975
Fred and Ah Chew start a takeout food business in the Sanford home but run afoul of the health inspector.
#12 - Lamont in Love
Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/6/1976
To find the truth about Lamont's new girlfriend Janet, Fred goes undercover.
#13 - Steinberg and Son
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/10/1975
Fred sues NBC for airing a show called Steinberg and Son, which seems to copy his life exactly but with white Jewish characters rather than black ones.
#14 - Ebenezer Sanford
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/12/1975
Fred plays the role of Scrooge in his dream version of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol".
#15 - Divorce, Sanford Style (a.k.a.) Divorcee, Sanford Style
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/19/1975
Fred becomes entangled in a spat between Esther and Woodrow.
#16 - Bank on This
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/26/1975
At the bank to seek a loan to open the Sanford Arms, Fred and Lamont find themselves hostages in a robbery.
#17 - Earthquake II
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/1975
Fearing a massive earthquake, Fred tries to sell the house and heads to Las Vegas.
#18 - The Sanford Arms
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/1975
Fred and Lamont open a boarding house and fill the rooms with a variety of strange characters.
#19 - A Pain in the Neck
Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/5/1976
Fred resorts to desperate measures to overcome his sudden back pain in time for an awards banquet in his honor.
#20 - The Engagement Man Always Rings Twice
Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/20/1976
After Lamont pops the question to Janet, Fred worries that the marriage will cause him to be alone.
#21 - Brother, Can You Spare an Act?
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/17/1975
To help new brother-in-law Rodney, Fred teams up with an old friend to make Rodney's gig as nightclub impresario a success.
#22 - Sergeant Gork
Season 5 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/12/1976
Fred's tall tales about World War II give way to fantasy sequences starring the entire cast.
#23 - Della, Della, Della
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/31/1975
An encounter with Della Reese causes Fred to support a political candidate whose opponent is backed by Lamont.
#24 - The Escorts
Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/13/1976
Fred starts an escort service but must entertain three ladies at the same time.